Halong Bay

After 24 hours of travel from Sapa, we reached our destination at Cat Ba Island, which is the only inhabited island in Halong Bay (which is a series of thousands of little islands in close proximity to one another. We took an overnight bus to Hanoi and continued straight on to Haiphong, the main port for travelers to see Halong Bay. We figured Hanoi was another bustling city that we weren't in the mood to see. When we arrived at Cat Ba Island, it took us nearly four hours to find a room. Apparently it was a Vietnamese holiday (not the 4th of July), plus it was a Saturday when we arrived. Since then we've gone to a beach and loitered around the main strip on the water. We'll be leaving tomorrow for Hoi An, which is the place to be if you're looking to buy a hand-tailored suit for cheap. If anyone has recommendations for us as far as what our suits should look like, feel free to comment. The weather in Halong Bay has been crappy, and there are many tourists, which took away some of the experience for us. Personally Sapa has been the most memorable experience thus far. The Hmong Villagers are a fun bunch of people. We've got videos posted now. They're directly on this web page or you can go onto YouTube and search 'Jayd22j' which is my account name.